African kids among those to miss medical appointments due to COVID: Patients seeking treatment for HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, maternal and child health services missed vital appointments because of the pressures COVID-19 put on Africa’s health systems, new research has found. The research, published today in BMJ Global Health, found examples of up to half of South […]
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WHO Statement – Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses if specific mutations and combinations of mutations alter the behaviour of the virus. The TAG-VE was convened on […]
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By knowing the causes of mouth cancer, we can take positive steps to reduce our own level of risk, says a leading health charity. The Oral Health Foundation is raising awareness about the causes of mouth cancer, following new research that shows far too many people remain unaware of the main risk factors. The number […]
Nearly half a million lives saved by COVID-19 vaccination in less than a year: A new study by the WHO Regional Office for Europe and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) published in Eurosurveillance estimates that 470,000 lives have been saved among those aged 60 years and over since the start of COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in […]
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Queen’s University Belfast are leading a £1.2m project to improve drug delivery for a range of illnesses. The grant, awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of the UK Research and Innovation, will accelerate the development of microarray patches to make them available to patients worldwide. Microarray patches offer practical solutions […]
Cervical cancer rates set to double among over 50s over next 20 years: A new model, commissioned by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, has found that rates of cervical cancer are set to rocket among older age groups. While HPV vaccination has led to plummeting cases among younger age groups, both diagnoses and mortality are set […]
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Most children and adolescents with cancer have mild COVID-19 disease and make a full recovery, a new study has found. But paediatric cancer patients with underlying health conditions, severe infections and low white blood cell counts were significantly more likely to have severe disease. The study, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), Peter MacCallum Cancer […]
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Oral hookworm vaccine could save millions around the world: There’s been a significant breakthrough in the development of a vaccine to prevent hookworm infection – a parasite which causes serious disease in tens of millions of people globally. Trials of the vaccine candidate in mice, led by researchers at The University of Queensland, indicate that […]
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A calculator to help people understand their risk factors for COVID-19 infection and vaccination has been launched by the Immunisation Coalition in collaboration with Australian researchers. The tool’s three co-lead researchers are University of Queensland virologist Dr Kirsty Short, CoRiCal instigator from Flinders University Associate Professor John Litt and GP Dr Andrew Baird. Dr Kirsty Short said the Immunisation Coalition COVID-19 […]
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Covid-19: Global attack on freedom of expression is having a dangerous impact on public health crisis: Attacks on freedom of expression by governments, combined with a flood of misinformation across the world during the Covid-19 pandemic, have had a devastating impact on peoples’ ability to access accurate and timely information to help them cope with the […]
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